I have never been disappointed with Butterfly Effect’s flower. I once enjoyed a half ounce of 91 Royale and another time got a tenth of PPD that was some of the best purple-tasting bud in the Ohio program. When FRX in Elyria had a 42.0% off sale on April 20th, 2025, I picked up a half ounce of Black Jack at a reduced price.

The Black Jack’s lineage is Black Domina x Jack Herer. The top terpenes in my batch were terpinolene, myrcene and ocimene, a somewhat unique profile from what I’ve seen. It came packaged in a plastic half ounce jar with a plain black label and black plastic lid.

This bud had a strong, pungent scent. Beyond the classic weed smell there was a lot of muted fruitiness that seemed like a combination of apple and lemon. The Jack Herer influence was readily apparent in the scent, as I could detect that classic spiciness from the terpinolene. For some reason, the smell and taste of terpinolene kind of reminds me of banana. I couldn’t wait to find out of this stuff tasted like it smelled!

Unfortunately I did not weigh the half before initial consumption. The plastic jar was definitely filled to the brim with chunky nuggets, so I feel like it probably weighed up properly. The bud looked awesome, with no huge stems and no sugar leaves. Everything in the jar was smokable which is always a welcomed gift.

Butterfly Effect’s Black Jack nuggets were spongy yet dense. They were the perfect consistency without the need for a Boveda or Integra Boost humidity control packet. Color-wise, these buds were medium green with some darker flecks. The orange pistils were small and stuck tightly to the nugs.

When broken down by hand, the Black Jack shredded into nice little chunks. When I broke up the stuff through a grinder there was absolutely no dust produced. The broken-up flower was easy to work with and malleable, kind of like a flower putty. It packed up and burned beautifully and evenly.

My joints didn’t run whether they were pinners or hog’s legs. The burn speed was about medium and the ash was very light.

There was no harshness or burning of the throat with this stuff. The taste was exquisite. It tasted just like it smelled! The sweet lemon notes were there, but I tasted more of that spicy apple flavor than anything, which to me is due to a combination of terpinolene and farnesene.

While limonene was not listed as a top terpene, terpinolene was the top terp. Usually bud that tastes super lemony has both limonene and terpinolene in high amounts, but it seemed like the lack of limonene prevented the lemony, citrus flavor from shining front and center.

I’d describe this bud as having a muted fruit taste (think apple or banana, not sharp citrus like orange or lemon) along with heavy herbal woodiness. The hoppy dankness was also there from the myrcene. It reminded me of the classic Jack Herer strain that I love or Buckeye Relief’s Schromulan, which is thankfully back on dispensary shelves.

The medical effects were definitely sativa. This is the kind of strain you want to smoke while getting work done. I killed two spider mites with one spray of neem oil: not only was I focused and motivated but my neck and back pain had vanished.

I would recommend Butterfly Effect’s Black Jack flower to anyone looking for an energizing sativa that tastes great and burns smooth. I could enjoy the smell of this stuff for hours on end. It was one of the best-smelling strains I had come across in a while!

I gave the Black Jack an 8 for taste, 3 for harshness, 7 for strength, 8 for smell strength and 60 to 90 minutes for length of medical effects.

Harvested 09/26/2024 by Grow Ohio, tested 10/17/2024 by North Coast Testing Labs, packaged 01/02/2025, first consumed 04/20/2025, expires 09/26/2025.

Terpenes: terpinolene 1.40%, b-myrcene 0.53%, b-ocimene 0.46%. On Butterfly Effect’s official graphic for the strain they also list farnesene, which I believe could have been the fourth-top terpene in this strain due to the Black Jack’s apple-like smell and taste.

Total THC 21.34%, delta-9 THC 0.64%, delta-9 THCA 23.60%, total CBD 0.09%, CBDA 0.10%.